Is Willow Gardens in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Willow Gardens is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Willow Gardens is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Willow Gardens is located in the Denby Dale ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.595627, -1.620529
Grid Ref SE252110
Suburb Denby Dale
Constituency Dewsbury
Postcodes HD8 9UY

House Prices

The average house price in Willow Gardens is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 20 Willow Gardens, that sold for £460,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Willow Gardens

Date No. Type Price
28/04/2022 20 Detached £460,000
07/04/2022 11 Semi £280,000
27/08/2021 4 Semi £254,950
02/08/2021 2 Semi £254,950
24/03/2021 6 Detached £329,950

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Willow Gardens, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Willow Gardens during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Willow Gardens and compared that to the average for the Denby Dale ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Willow Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Denby Dale ward

Social economic statistics for Willow Gardens

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Willow Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Willow Gardens is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Willow Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Willow Gardens are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Willow Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Willow Gardens are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Willow Gardens are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Willow Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Willow Gardens are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Willow Gardens

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Willow Gardens.

Unemployment in Willow Gardens

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.28% of Willow Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Willow Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Willow Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Willow Gardens is 12.1% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.7% of Willow Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Willow Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Willow Gardens is 29.75% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.77% of properties in Willow Gardens are private rented and 0.49% are social rented.
91.75% of residents of Willow Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Willow Gardens residents

The proportion if Willow Gardens residents born in the UK is 14.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.1% of Willow Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
96.9% of Willow Gardens residents were born in the UK

Willow Gardens Summary

Willow Gardens has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Willow Gardens maybe difficult.

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